Hobbister is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, five miles south-west of the town of Kirkwall, 129 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 207 miles north of Edinburgh, 516 miles north of Cardiff, and 526 miles north of London. Hobbister falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Hobbister is Orkney.
Hobbister is in the ceremonial county of Orkney, the historic county of Orkney, and the administrative county of Orkney Islands.
Ceremonial County | Orkney |
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Historic County | Orkney |
Administrative County | Orkney Islands |
Hobbister is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
Hobbister is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district.
The post town for Hobbister is Orkney. Hobbister is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Hobbister is located at position 58.94108° latitude and -3.0747° longitude.
Latitude | 58.94108° |
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Longitude | -3.0747° |
The centre of Hobbister is located at the grid reference easting 338250 and northing 1006480 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 338250 |
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Northing | 1006480 |
Position of Hobbister relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hobbister to the centre of the town.
Position of Hobbister relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hobbister to the centre of the city.